Contact us

The IAS is located in International House, at the centre of the Midlands campus, where we enjoy high-quality, bespoke accommodation for seminars, networking events and co-working.

General enquiries

Our team

members of the IAS Team
The IAS Team (left to right): Connor Higgins, Kieran Teasdale, Laura Dale, Ksenia Chmutina

Ksenia Chmutina

Professor of Disaster Studies

Director of the Institute of Advanced Studies

Laura Dale

Research Development Associate

Planning and Legacy

Kieran Teasdale

Senior Administrative Officer

Events and Communications

Connor Higgins

Administrative Officer

Travel and Accommodation

IAS Academic Advisory Board

Wael Bahsoun

Professor of Mathematics

IAS Board Member starting in the 2023-24 academic year

Duncan Depledge

Lecturer in Geopolitics and Security

IAS Board Member starting in the 2023-24 academic year

Arianna Maiorani

Reader in Linguistics and Multimodality

IAS Board Member starting in the 2023-24 academic year

Martin Sykora

Senior Lecturer in Information Management

IAS Board Member starting in the 2023-24 academic year

Headshot of Professor Thomas Tufte

Thomas Tufte

Professor of Communication and Social Change

IAS Board Member starting in the 2023-24 academic year

Samantha L Winter

Senior Lecturer

IAS Board Member starting in the 2023-24 academic year

Doctoral Leaders – the IAS Postgraduate Internship Programme

Headshot of IAS Doctoral Leader Yajie Hu

Yajie Hu

Doctoral Leader 2024-25

Headshot of IAS Doctoral Leader Esther Mgbemeje

Esther Mgbemeje

Doctoral Leader 2024-25

Headshot of IAS Doctoral Leader William Norris

William Norris

Doctoral Leader 2024-25